Commencement dates for 2020 set by School Board

Tuesday

The Salina School Board has set Sunday, May 17, 2020 to be the Salina Central and South high schools commencement date for the 2019-2020 school year.

The commencement for Salina Central will be at 2 p.m., and commencement for Salina South will be 5 p.m., both at Tony's Pizza Events Center.

This date coincides with the 2019-2020 school calendar which was approved at the Feb. 12 school board meeting.

Other items discussed and/or approved by the Salina School Board at Tuesday's board meeting at the USD 305 District Office include:

• Salina Adult Education Center requested approval for the FY20 GED graduation ceremony to recognize those individuals who have received the Kansas State High School Diploma through passing all subjects of the GED Test. The proposed ceremony date is 7 p.m., Thursday, May 28, 2020. The Salina location will be determined during the school year based on the number of graduates

• Food and Nutrition Services proposed an increase of 10 cents in both student meal prices and adult meal prices for the 2019-2020 school year. The price increases for student meals were established utilizing the USDA Paid Lunch Equity Tool. Meal prices for reduced meals remain unchanged.

• USD 305 is applying for a grant for $15,150 with the Salina Regional Health Foundation CHIP Grant Program to support community health initiatives. In the spring of 2019, nurses in the district were trained on bleeding control methods as part of a nationwide effort called Stop the Bleed. The district has already invested in AED units at each building, and another level of preparation would be the addition of Bleeding Control Stations in the proximity of AED units. These stations are designed to include equipment and information sheets to use in an emergency situation. In addition to the stations, the nurses will use the two training kits to provide staff development to building and district crisis teams.

• Several elementary schools in the district have installed walking trails around the perimeter of their playground area for recess activities and annual school marathons at the beginning of each school year. The Meadowlark Elementary School Parent/Teacher Organization (PTO) has proposed to donate $15,000 towards the cost of construction of a walking trail and plans to apply for grant funding through the Greater Salina Community Foundation and Salina Regional Health Foundation to assist in the cost.

• The Central High School Robotics Team received a $20,000 gift from the Gustaf and Hannah Applequist pass-through fund through the Greater Salina Community Foundation. Funds will be deposited into the CHS Robotics activity fund and used for future competition costs.

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